Hooped and braced shipping-case for cans.



G. J. RECORD.

HOOPED AND BRAGBD SHIPPING CASE FOR CANS.

APPLICATION FILED MAE.18. 1914.

1,117,951, Patented Nov. 17, 1914.

Emil-u Geor -ye Jfiecorrl,

UNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE J. RECORD, OF CONNEAUI, OHIO.

HOOPED AND BRACED SHIPPING-CASE FOR CANS.

Application filed March 18, 1914..

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, GEORGE J. RECORD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Conneaut, in the county of Ashtabula and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hooped and Braced Shipping-Cases for Cans, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to jacketed shipping cases for cans and especially to the construction of those parts of the same which fit the upper and lower ends of the can body.

Heretofore jacket cases have often been made of thin wood with wooden external hoops at each end and an internal wooden hoop near the lower end of each case, on which lower hoop rests a can-supporting bottom raised slightly above the surface whereon the case is set, also an internal wooden hoop at the top of the case above the body of the can, to prevent the latter from being lifted out of the case. Though having divers advantages over previous articles of the same general kind, said shipping case has exhibited some-defects in practical use, the hoops being the least satisfactory parts of the case. Sheet metal bands have sometimes been substituted for these inner hoops, the inner ones being provided with flanges bent at right angles in from the body of the hoop so that said body and flange fit at all points tightly against the wood without any bracing effect. I employ an inner bottom ring having a flange which curves gradually upward and inward to sustain the bottom and brace both the bottom and side by inclined thrust, making the lower end of the case almost as strong as though the outer and inner bands were integral with the lower end of the case, all being of metal. For flat top cans the same construction is given to the flange of the inner upper band, bearing on the can top. For cone'top cans a different form of the latter flange is necessary. My invention consists in the flanged metal hoops especially constructed and combined with contiguous parts as hereinafter more particularly set forth and claimed.

My invention therefore consists in these flanged metal hoops thus constructed and the parts combined therewith as hereinafter more particularly set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a central vertical section of a Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 17, 1914.

Serial No. 825,510.

jacketed can ease embodying my invention and applied to a cone top can; and Fig. 2 represents a similar view of the upper part of the slightly modified jacket as applied to a flat top can.

A (Fig. l) designates a cone top can, 13 the body of the wooden jacket fitting the same and C the raised wooden bottom, all

as in the old style of jacket before referred to. Around the lower part of this jacket from a horizontal plane slightly above the said bottom of the lower edge of said case body a broad sheet metal band or hoop D is titted upon said body and connected thereto by teeth X which are forced inward from the material of said band or hoop being embedded in the wooden body of the case. Opposite this hoop or band another hoop or band E is similarly attached to the inner face of the said case body and provided with a curved or rounded annular inwardly extending upper flange e on which said bottom rests, the said flange being of suflicient strength to support the weight of the can.

The inclined construction and the curvi-' linear form of said flange makes it less likely to crack and more durable than if abruptly bent across at a sharp angle and its inclination also provides a bracing action between the said bottom and the case body or side wall and in effect grips the latter between the inner and outer lower bands besides obliquely sustaining the bottom by oblique inward and upward pressure responsive to the downward pressure of the weight of the supported can, this upward pressure being applied on a circular line between the middle of the bottom and its periphery, though much nearer the latter. At its lower end said hoop or band E is also provided with another annular flange 0 which extends horizontally outward under lower end of the body of the case and the lower edge of the outer band D. The latter, the vertical part of band E and said flange 6 together makeup a tightly fitting annular box or pocket for the lower outer and inner sides and lower face or edge of the extreme lower part of said case to which they are attached as stated, protecting the same, and braced and aided in so doing by the wedging or gripping effect of the upwardly and inwardly inclined flange 0 already explained. At the upper end of said body a hoop or band F similar to D in size and general form is applied, having an annular inwardly extending flange f, when used with a conetop can as shown in Fig. 1, which fits the upper end of the case body, covering it as flange 6 covers the lower end or edge of said body. An inner hoop or band G is arranged opposite to F on the inner side of case having an inwardly and upwardly curved annular flange g, which overlaps and rests upon the upper end of the can body just below and outside of its conoidal upper extension, being bent into this position after the can is in place. This flange is not absolutely indispensable but preferred. The flange 7 is sufliciently long to rest on said flange 9 when turned down thereon, and both it and flange e are in close contact respectively with flange g and band D, being preferably in each instance soldered at the joint. Thus constructed the two pairs of flanges and their integral bands completely inclose the upper and lower ends of the case-body, not only strengthening it and protecting it from abrasion but altogether excluding moisture and the germs of decay. The middle part of the body of the case alone is exposed and presents only a smooth rounded surface not likely to be injured.

In Fig. 2 a flat top can M is shown of usual pattern having a depressed top m, cov ered by a wooden case top N provided with a handle a. The upper exterior hoop or band 0 is like band F already described, except that it omits the flange f, making it a counterpart of the lower outer band D. Instead of such inwardly extending horizontal flange, an outwardly extending annular horizontal flange 7c is made integral with an internal band or hoop K having the shape of band or hoop E aforesaid, inverted, the lower end of said hoop is curved inwardly and downwardly forming a flange is to fit upon said top N. The joint of the band 0 and flange 7c is made tight and preferably soldered and the upper end of the cam case is protected thereby as before explained. The inclination and curvature of flange Zr: have the advantages before stated in behalf of flange c and in particular the bracing action before stated. In each instance it also assists in fitting the doubly flanged band or hoop E or O in place, acting as a guide and being capable of yielding slightly under pressure. These various hoops or bands D, E, F, G, O and K are all fastened to the wood of the can ease by embedding the'small points X already described. They are easily manufactured. and readily applied and renewed. They of course cover and protect a much greater portion of the case than could be covered by wooden hoops unless these latter were made unduly large and clumsy. Their appearance is also much neater and more attractive.

The body of the case may be made of paper, pulp, celluloid or any suitable material needing protection at top or bottom, but wood is the most convenient and satisfactory. The metallic bands or hoops are preferably of tinned iron or steel, though other metals alloys or equivalent material may be substituted.

The method of incasing the cone top can shown in Fig. 1 is as follows. After the upper outer hoop is put on and the upper inner hoop is forced into place these hoops are fastened in the positions thus given. Then the case is inverted and the inverted can isinserted therein. The wooden bottom is next inserted. The lower outer hoop and tightly incased for shipment.

A flat can such as shown in Fig. 2 may have-either the upper or lower hoops fastened first. Only half of the hoops (constituting one pair) are on the case when the can is inserted. The inner hoops are forced into position as stated, the action of the inner flange of the upper inner hoop being like that of the corresponding flange of the lower inner hoop already described, in tightening the wooden parts of the case together. All the hoops may be secured after the can of this kind has been inserted, by rolling the case and hoops between rollers or otherwise forcing the metal teeth or points 00 into the wooden body of the can case.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

1. A shipping case or jacket for cans comprising a wooden body and an end beyond which said body is extended and having a pair of metallic bands protecting said extended part of the body both externally and internally, the inner band of said pair be ing provided with an outward flange in contact with the outer band of said pair and having also an annular flange inclined inward and presenting a convex face to the said end, said flange bracing both said end and said body and pressing laterally outward against the latter.

2. A shipping case or jacket for cans com-, prising a wooden body and a raised bottom and having a pair of metallic bands protect-- ing the lower end of said body both externally and internally, the inner band of said pair being provided with an outward annular flange extending over the lower end of the outer band, said inner band having name to this specification in the presence of also an innfrlardly and upwardly inclifned two subscribing witnesses. curvilinear ange presenting a convex ace to said bottom and by the pressure of the GEORGE RECORD 5 latter caused to grip said body against the Witnesses:

outer band. C. L. AUSTIN,

In testimony whereof, I have signed my B. F. CUSHING.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Waanlngton, D. C. 

